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Paul McGowan

Paul McGowan

Midfield - Central Midfield  at Annan Athletic FC
Age38
CitizenshipScotland
Height1.71 m
Footleft
BornOctober 7, 1987
at Annan Athletic FC 692 days · joined 2024-07-01
👕500+ Apps 50+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists Veteran
Market value
Central Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
05/06
debut season
0.09
goals / match
Dundee FC
top club · 302 apps

Career highs

€900k
peak value · 2012
top transfer fee
8
best season · 11/12
8 · 14.8%
pens / of goals
580Appearances
54Goals
67Assists
80Yellow cards
2Red cards
276Full matches (90′)
Full namePaul McGowan
Date of birth1987-10-07 (38 yrs)
Place of birthBellshill, Scotland
CitizenshipScotland
PositionMidfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footleft
Height171.00 m
Current clubAnnan Athletic FC
Joined2024-07-01
Contract expires2026-05-31
Jul 2025
25/26 — Annan Athletic FC
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Annan Athletic FC
45 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: Cove Rangers → Annan Athletic
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2023
Transfer: Dundee FC → Cove Rangers
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Cove Rangers FC
32 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
May 2023
Transfer: Dunfermline A. → Dundee FC
22/23 · Return from loan
Feb 2023
Transfer: Dundee FC → Dunfermline A.
22/23 · Loan
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
16 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Dundee FC, Dunfermline Athletic FC
25 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2022
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Dundee FC
36 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Dundee FC
35 matches · 3 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Dundee FC
31 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Dundee FC
36 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Dundee FC
42 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Dundee FC
39 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
May 2016
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Sep 2015
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Dundee FC
35 matches · 1 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2014
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Dundee FC
34 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: St. Mirren → Dundee FC
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — St. Mirren FC
39 matches · 4 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2012
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — St. Mirren FC
31 matches · 7 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — St. Mirren FC
45 matches · 8 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Celtic → St. Mirren
11/12 · Transfer
May 2011
Transfer: St. Mirren → Celtic
10/11 · Return from loan
Aug 2010
Transfer: Celtic → St. Mirren
10/11 · Loan
Jul 2010
10/11 — St. Mirren FC
39 matches · 6 G · 10 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Celtic FC
6 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
May 2009
Transfer: Hamilton Acad. → Celtic
08/09 · Return from loan
Jan 2009
Transfer: Celtic → Hamilton Acad.
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — Celtic FC, Hamilton Academical FC
16 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Celtic FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
May 2007
Transfer: Morton → Celtic
06/07 · Return from loan
Aug 2006
Transfer: Celtic → Morton
06/07 · Loan
Jul 2006
06/07 — Greenock Morton FC
1 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
Transfer: Celtic U20 → Celtic
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Celtic FC
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2004
Transfer: Celtic U17 → Celtic U20
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2002
Transfer: Celtic Youth → Celtic U17
02/03 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €900k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
24,800 min
Minutes played by club
Annan Athletic FC 13.0%
Cove Rangers FC 4.0%
Dundee FC 57.7%
Dunfermline Athletic FC 1.7%
St. Mirren FC 19.4%
Celtic FC 0.4%
Hamilton Academical FC 3.5%
Greenock Morton FC 0.4%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Annan Athletic FC 2 24/25 25/26 57 2 0 3,234
Cove Rangers FC 1 23/24 23/24 32 2 2 993
Dundee FC 9 14/15 22/23 302 21 35 14,309
Dunfermline Athletic FC 1 22/23 22/23 11 1 0 416
St. Mirren FC 4 10/11 13/14 154 25 25 4,799
Celtic FC 4 05/06 09/10 8 1 3 90
Hamilton Academical FC 1 08/09 08/09 15 1 2 869
Greenock Morton FC 1 06/07 06/07 1 1 0 90

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

4€225K8€450K12€675K16€900K06/07 — 1 goals (Greenock Morton FC)106/0707/0808/09 — 1 goals (Hamilton Academical FC)08/09 — 2 assists308/0909/10 — 1 goals (Celtic FC)09/10 — 3 assists409/1010/11 — 6 goals (St. Mirren FC)10/11 — 10 assists1610/1111/12 — 8 goals (St. Mirren FC)11/12 — 5 assists1311/1212/13 — 7 goals (St. Mirren FC)12/13 — 4 assists1112/1313/14 — 4 goals (St. Mirren FC)13/14 — 6 assists1013/1414/15 — 1 goals (Dundee FC)14/15 — 2 assists314/1515/16 — 1 goals (Dundee FC)15/16 — 6 assists715/1616/17 — 4 goals (Dundee FC)16/17 — 2 assists616/1717/18 — 2 goals (Dundee FC)17/18 — 3 assists517/1818/19 — 3 goals (Dundee FC)18/19 — 4 assists718/1919/20 — 4 goals (Dundee FC)19/20 — 4 assists819/2020/21 — 3 goals (Dundee FC)20/21 — 8 assists1120/2121/22 — 2 goals (Dundee FC)21/22 — 2 assists421/2222/23 — 2 goals (Dunfermline Athletic FC)22/23 — 4 assists622/2323/24 — 2 goals (Cove Rangers FC)23/24 — 2 assists423/2424/25 — 2 goals (Annan Athletic FC)224/2507/08 — €100K09/10 — €550K10/11 — €500K11/12 — €600K12/13 — €900K13/14 — €850K14/15 — €850K15/16 — €550K17/18 — €400K18/19 — €400K19/20 — €400K20/21 — €350K21/22 — €300K22/23 — €250K23/24 — €175KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

05/06: 0005/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 6610/1111/12: 8811/1212/13: 7712/1313/14: 4413/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 4416/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 4419/2020/21: 3320/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 2223/2424/25: 2224/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

05/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 2208/0909/10: 3309/1010/11: 101010/1111/12: 5511/1212/13: 4412/1313/14: 6613/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 6615/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 4418/1919/20: 4419/2020/21: 8820/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 4422/2323/24: 2223/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Challenge Cup Annan Athletic FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
25/26 League Cup Annan Athletic FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
25/26 League Two Annan Athletic FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 League One Annan Athletic FC 35 1 0 5 0 2,977
24/25 Prem. Sports Cup Annan Athletic FC 3 1 0 1 0 257
24/25 Scottish League One Play-offs Annan Athletic FC 4 0 0 1 0 0
24/25 SFA Cup Annan Athletic FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Trust Trophy Annan Athletic FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 League One Cove Rangers FC 26 2 1 2 1 993
23/24 SFA Cup Cove Rangers FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Trust Trophy Cove Rangers FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Viaplay Cup Cove Rangers FC 2 0 1 0 0 0
22/23 Challenge Cup Dundee FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Championship Dundee FC 8 0 1 0 0 0
22/23 League One Dunfermline Athletic FC 11 1 0 2 0 416
22/23 Viaplay Cup Dundee FC 5 1 3 0 0 242
21/22 Prem. Sports Cup Dundee FC 5 1 0 0 0 305
21/22 Premiership Dundee FC 25 1 1 3 0 1,693
21/22 Premiership Relegation Dundee FC 3 0 1 0 0 0
21/22 SFA Cup Dundee FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Betfred Cup Dundee FC 4 1 1 0 0 349
20/21 Championship Dundee FC 25 2 6 2 0 1,003
20/21 Premiership Play-offs Dundee FC 4 0 1 1 0 0
20/21 SFA Cup Dundee FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Betfred Cup Dundee FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Championship Dundee FC 24 4 4 4 0 453
19/20 SFA Cup Dundee FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Tunnock Ch. Cup Dundee FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Betfred Cup Dundee FC 4 1 1 0 0 360
18/19 Premiership Dundee FC 27 2 1 3 0 964
18/19 Premiership Relegation Dundee FC 3 0 1 2 0 0
18/19 SFA Cup Dundee FC 2 0 1 0 0 0
17/18 Betfred Cup Dundee FC 6 1 1 1 0 440
17/18 Premiership Dundee FC 29 1 2 4 0 2,150
17/18 Premiership Relegation Dundee FC 5 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 SFA Cup Dundee FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Betfred Cup Dundee FC 2 1 0 0 0 153
16/17 Premiership Dundee FC 36 3 2 11 0 1,056
16/17 SFA Cup Dundee FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Premiership Dundee FC 30 1 5 4 0 2,461
15/16 SCL by Utilita Dundee FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 SFA Cup Dundee FC 4 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Dundee FC 3 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 Premiership Dundee FC 30 1 1 5 0 2,680
14/15 SFA Cup Dundee FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup St. Mirren FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Premiership St. Mirren FC 36 4 6 4 0 690
13/14 SFA Cup St. Mirren FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Premiership St. Mirren FC 25 5 3 3 0 424
12/13 Scot. League Cup St. Mirren FC 4 2 1 0 0 180
12/13 SFA Cup St. Mirren FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 Premiership St. Mirren FC 37 8 4 9 0 408
11/12 Scot. League Cup St. Mirren FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 SFA Cup St. Mirren FC 5 0 1 2 0 0
10/11 Co-op. Ins. Cup St. Mirren FC 1 1 1 1 0 120
10/11 Premiership St. Mirren FC 33 1 7 2 1 2,876
10/11 SFA Cup St. Mirren FC 5 4 2 1 0 101
09/10 Europa League Celtic FC 1 1 1 0 0 90
09/10 Premiership Celtic FC 5 0 2 0 0 0
08/09 Champions League Celtic FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 Premiership Hamilton Academical FC 14 1 1 1 0 869
08/09 Premiership Celtic FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 SFA Cup Hamilton Academical FC 1 0 1 1 0 0
07/08 Premiership Celtic FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 CIS Insur. Cup Greenock Morton FC 1 1 0 0 0 90
05/06 Premiership Celtic FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
02/03 2002-07-01 Celtic Youth Celtic U17 Transfer 0
04/05 2004-07-01 Celtic U17 Celtic U20 Transfer 0
06/07 2006-07-01 Celtic U20 Celtic Transfer 0
06/07 2006-08-01 Celtic Morton Loan 0
06/07 2007-05-01 Morton Celtic Return from loan 0
08/09 2009-01-01 Celtic Hamilton Acad. Loan 100000
08/09 2009-05-01 Hamilton Acad. Celtic Return from loan 550000
10/11 2010-08-01 Celtic St. Mirren Loan 550000
10/11 2011-05-01 St. Mirren Celtic Return from loan 500000
11/12 2011-07-01 Celtic St. Mirren Transfer 500000
14/15 2014-07-01 St. Mirren Dundee FC Transfer 850000
22/23 2023-02-21 Dundee FC Dunfermline A. Loan 250000
22/23 2023-05-31 Dunfermline A. Dundee FC Return from loan 250000
23/24 2023-07-24 Dundee FC Cove Rangers Transfer 175000
24/25 2024-07-01 Cove Rangers Annan Athletic Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
12/13 Broken shoulder 2012-09-30 2012-12-19 81 12
14/15 Knee injury 2014-12-03 2014-12-27 25 4
15/16 ankle sprain 2015-09-09 2015-10-31 53 7
15/16 Shoulder injury 2016-05-02 2016-05-31 30 4
17/18 Knock 2018-01-29 2018-02-01 4 1
21/22 Corona virus 2022-03-03 2022-03-10 8 2
22/23 unknown injury 2022-10-28 2023-02-16 112 16
Current
Peak€900k
Low
Δ since start−€100k
€225k€450k€675k€900k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €175k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €550k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €850k
Jan 1, 1970 €850k
Jan 1, 1970 €850k
Jan 1, 1970 €850k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €850k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €550k
Jan 1, 1970 €550k
Jan 1, 1970 €550k
Jan 1, 1970 €550k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Cammy Kerr 1 2 0
Marc McAusland 1 1 0
Scott Bain 1 0 0
Kenny McLean 1 3 0
Kevin Holt 1 0 0
Jordan Marshall 1 1 0
Jordan McGhee 1 0 0
Shaun Byrne 2 0 0
Greg Stewart 1 4 0
Paul McMullan 1 2 0
Paul McGinn 1 0 0
Kane Hemmings 1 7 0
Declan McDaid 2 4 0
Max Anderson 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
11/12 Premiership St. Mirren FC 8 37
12/13 Premiership St. Mirren FC 5 25
10/11 SFA Cup St. Mirren FC 4 5

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
10/11 Premiership St. Mirren FC 7 33
20/21 Championship Dundee FC 6 25
13/14 Premiership St. Mirren FC 6 36

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
22/23 2023-05-31 Dunfermline A. Dundee FC Return from loan €250k
22/23 2023-02-21 Dundee FC Dunfermline A. Loan €250k
10/11 2011-05-01 St. Mirren Celtic Return from loan €500k
10/11 2010-08-01 Celtic St. Mirren Loan €550k
08/09 2009-05-01 Hamilton Acad. Celtic Return from loan €550k
08/09 2009-01-01 Celtic Hamilton Acad. Loan €100k
06/07 2007-05-01 Morton Celtic Return from loan
06/07 2006-08-01 Celtic Morton Loan

Teams faced most often by Paul McGowan's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Kilmarnock FC 42 16 11 15 79 56 +23 38%
Rangers FC 42 9 7 26 37 79 -42 21%
Aberdeen FC 40 19 10 11 69 51 +18 48%
Motherwell FC 40 19 9 12 69 44 +25 48%
Hibernian FC 40 14 12 14 64 57 +7 35%
St. Johnstone FC 39 21 6 12 71 31 +40 54%
Heart of Midlothian 37 18 3 16 58 56 +2 49%
Ross County FC 30 19 5 6 59 24 +35 63%
Livingston FC 30 14 9 7 43 30 +13 47%
Hamilton Academical 21 13 6 2 38 14 +24 62%
Dundee United 17 8 4 5 29 13 +16 47%
FC Barcelona 6 1 0 5 4 19 -15 17%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
06/07 First senior goal
22/23 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 45 3,234 7 0 0 0.19
23/24 32 993 2 0 1 0.27
22/23 25 658 2 0 0 0.27
21/22 36 1,998 3 0 0 0.14
20/21 35 1,352 4 0 0 0.27
19/20 31 453 4 0 0 0.79
18/19 36 1,324 5 0 0 0.34
17/18 42 2,590 7 0 0 0.24
16/17 39 1,209 11 0 0 0.82
15/16 35 2,461 4 0 0 0.15
14/15 34 2,680 5 0 0 0.17
13/14 39 690 4 0 0 0.52
12/13 31 604 4 0 0 0.6
11/12 45 408 11 0 0 2.43
10/11 39 3,097 4 0 1 0.15
08/09 16 869 3 0 0 0.31

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premiership
328 apps
28 G
35 A
Viaplay Cup
54 apps
11 G
10 A
Championship
57 apps
6 G
11 A
SFA Cup
35 apps
4 G
6 A
League One
72 apps
4 G
1 A
Europa League
1 apps
1 G
1 A
Premiership Relegation
11 apps
0 G
2 A
Premiership Play-offs
4 apps
0 G
1 A
Tunnock Ch. Cup
8 apps
0 G
0 A
League Two
5 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Paul McGowan

Who is Paul McGowan?

Paul McGowan is a Scotland professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Annan Athletic FC.

How old is Paul McGowan?

Paul McGowan is 38 years old. He was born on October 7, 1987 in Bellshill.

What position does Paul McGowan play?

Paul McGowan plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).

What club does Paul McGowan play for?

Paul McGowan currently plays for Annan Athletic FC.

How many career goals has Paul McGowan scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Paul McGowan has scored 54 goals in 580 appearances.